TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - OBITUARIES - Louisa G. Hurt, 26 Aug 1910 ----¤¤¤---- "Clinch Valley News’ Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA Friday January 13, 1911 Typed as written In Memoriam Louisa G., wife of Thurston D. Hurt, and daughter of the late Cornelius and Theresa Gose Mc Guire, was born, reared, and married in Tazewell county, Va., and departed this life Aug. 26, 1910 (sic), aged 58 years. She us survived by seven children, viz; Durwind, George, john David, Charlie, Sallie, and Willie, the youngest being 14 years of age. One boy preceded her to the throne above. Two brothers, A. J. McGuire, North Tazewell, F. M. McGuire, Pounding Mill, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Cecil, and Mrs. W. W. Yost, of gap Store, all of Va., are also left to mourn their loss. She was converted when she was 20 years of age, joined the Methodist church and lived a consistent christian life until she was called from Time into Eternity. Her many relatives and friends in Tazewell county will remember Lou’s jovial and happy disposition which she retained to the last. She had not been well for the last eleven years and was confined to her bed two weeks prior to her death. May God comfort the bereaved ones, and meet her in Heaven Dated Jan. 10, 1911 [The article did not state where Louisa had died. (McGuire) Hurt’s siblings mentioned in the obituary were: Andrew Jackson McGuire Francis M. (Marion?) McGuire Elizabeth M. Mc Guire whose first husband, William D. Hurt was lost/died in the Civil War. Elizabeth then married a Mr. Cecil. (might have been E. M. Cecil as a E. M. Cecil and a W. D.Hurt are both buried in the Jones Chapel Cemetery in Tazewell Co., VA and they share one headstone. One Stone: William D. Hurt b. Jan. 1, 1826 d. Jan 2, 1863 E. M. Cecil b. Aug 12 1826 d. Feb 11, 1914 (sic) Sarah A. Mc Guire married Wiley W. Yost ADDED DATA: Typed as Written 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 181, 88th Dist., H. M. Smyth, enumerator THOMAS M. HURT, 31, farmer, All in home b. VA …..Narsie J., 21, wife, k-house …..Lula Belle, 3,dau …..Albert C., 1, son ELIZABETH CECIL,50, Wid/Mother Charles Hurt, 21, brother William Cecil, 10, half brother LOU WADE, 10, servant/nurse An interesting note: The mother of Thurston D. Hurt was Louisa W. Mc Guire d/o Rev. William Mc Guire and Margaret Brown. Louisa W. Mc Guire had first married John (M?). Hurt who died before 1850 .In the 1860 Tazewell Co., VA Census Louisa W. Mc Guire was married to Chapman Spotts Louisa G. Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaeagke@qwest.net July 17, 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaeagke@qwest.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------------